Pesticides, like DDT, have been an essential part of the process for reducing losses from weeds, diseases, and insects that can extensively reduce the amount of harvestable produce. DDT is important in farming. Another article states, “According to Admission 7 of the record, approximately 86% or 10,277,258 pounds of domestically used DDT is applied to cotton crops. The same admission indicates that 603,053 pounds and 937,901 pounds, or approximately 5 and 9% of the total formulated by twenty-seven of the petitioners in these hearings are used respectively on soybean and peanut crops” (Administrator). Due to this much of insecticide being used on these beneficial crops, plenty was able to strive and produce heartier
Pesticides, like DDT, have been an essential part of the process for reducing losses from weeds, diseases, and insects that can extensively reduce the amount of harvestable produce. DDT is important in farming. Another article states, “According to Admission 7 of the record, approximately 86% or 10,277,258 pounds of domestically used DDT is applied to cotton crops. The same admission indicates that 603,053 pounds and 937,901 pounds, or approximately 5 and 9% of the total formulated by twenty-seven of the petitioners in these hearings are used respectively on soybean and peanut crops” (Administrator). Due to this much of insecticide being used on these beneficial crops, plenty was able to strive and produce heartier